FIRE DESTROYS HOME
A fire destroyed a home on Thornton Springs Road on Wednesday night. Volunteer Fire Departments from Lusk, Gilbertown, and Butler responded to the blaze at about 9 p.m. on September 20, but the structure was already fully engulfed when they arrived. Responders on the scene reported that the home belonged to Linda Tyson, who was…
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A late-night fire destroyed the home of Ernest and Maxine Turner on Hurricane Road on Wednesday night. Volunteer fire departments from Melvin and Gilbertown were called to the scene at just after 10 p.m., but the home was already fully engulfed in flames. The Turners were in the home at the time of the fire…
Read MoreMURDER ARREST UPDATE
Authorities have released new information on the victim of an alleged murder that took place on Tuesday morning. Evan Lamor Todd, 84, was arrested and charged with murder after authorities were called to a residence on Land Road on August 8. The victim has been identified as Todd’s daughter, Lora Gay Todd, 57. The cause…
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An 84-year-old Needham man was arrested on Tuesday and charged with murder. According to the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office, Evan Lamor Todd of Butler was taken into custody after deputies were called to a residence at 3805 Land Road. Todd was taken to the Choctaw County Jail where he remains on an $85,000 bond.Evan Lamor…
Read MoreLEGALS 04.18.18
LEGALS IN THE PROBATE COURT OF CHOCTAW COUNTY, ALABAMA In Re: The Estate of ELIJAH ROBERTS, JR., Deceased CASE NO. A-2018-5150 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Letters Testamentary of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 23rd day of March, 2018, by the Honorable Michael W. Armistead, Judge of Probate of Choctaw County,…
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